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On the train to Tring. Quite frosty today!10:31:56
Passing Berkhamsted.10:46:00
Took a taxi from Tring station to the foot of Ivinghoe Beacon.10:46:12
Walking up Ivinghoe Beacon. My chosen path was rather steep and more than a bit slippy thanks to the frost!
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Frost.10:47:24
Some of the way up Ivinghoe Beacon.10:51:22
...but then I managed to slip over and drop my water bottle, which went rolling most of the way back down the hill again!10:56:04
Eventually though I made it to the top.
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This made for a dramatic and impressive start to my journey along the Ridgeway.10:56:10
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Map of the 87 miles I'd be covering over the coming weeks.
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As it was such a nice day today for the time of year there were a lot of other walkers out.11:01:45
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These thorny bushes covered Ivinghoe Beacon and were a bit of a nuisance.11:09:49
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Selfie of me atop Ivinghoe Beacon.11:14:27
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Windmill in the distance.11:17:31
Heading along the Ridgeway now, and looking back towards Ivinghoe Beacon.
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First Ridgeway sign posts!11:25:35
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Lovely frosty landscape.
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Lots of other walkers.11:31:29
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Wintery sun through the bare trees.12:06:21
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Had walked back past Tring Station by now, and crossing the Union canal.12:33:41
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Crossing over an A road.
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The rest of today's walk didn't have quite the dramatic scenery of the first section around Ivinghoe Beacon, but it was pleasant enough.13:00:59
More long shadows.13:01:27
Odd place for a trig point.13:05:32
Progress.
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A section through woodland again.13:10:48
With views down to Tring (which is a bit detached from the station of the same name).13:12:10
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Looking quite jolly on my walk.
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Natural play area which looked nice.13:21:24
I wish Erika had been with me for this bit!13:21:31
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Country lanes.13:29:43
Nice old sign.13:36:43
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Another nice wooded section.14:10:28
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Country lane heading into Wendover.14:50:54
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Outskirts of Wendover now.15:01:21
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An old coaching inn.15:08:50
High street of Wendover, last picture before getting the train back to London.17:02:38
Back at home, revisited an old favourite, Domaine Fourrier Gevrey Chambertin.17:59:55
A glass out in the garden.